First hand information on the Army Reserve STRAP program

DIC Harwould I tried to look up this source on the web but could not find. If you have a link or something please post it. The reason I ask is because the requirement for the rn-bsn portion of my program is not full-time. We take about 9-11hours per semester. So I would have to take an extra class (ex: PE, art, etc) although I don't need it to graduate.

As a requirement of the STRAP, we are only authorized to be enrolled in classes that are related to our degree only. So we can't take any general education classes unfortunately.

Having said that, the regulation which states that we only need to be at 50% course load is:

http://www.usarec.army.mil/im/formpu...BS/R601_37.pdf

"e. Enrollees must earn 50 percent of the credit
hours required for full-time, year-round student
status at their educational institution to receive
stipend."

Thanks for the response! I e-mailed this to my healthcare recruiter for clarification. My packet is before the board currently. I'm hoping to be approved for commission.

You're welcome.

Sept 8th-10th board? Good luck

DIC Harwould,

my recruiter told me to today that I was selected. Yay!!! I'm excited yet super nervous @ the same time. I'm still waiting to find out the information about the half time status from my recruiter. I sent him the reg & where to look for that information at (thanks to you).

Thanks for the info

I'm doing a adn-bsn program now halftime(6 credit hrs) just one day a week and get the full stipend. You will be required to drill with a unit once a month. Congrats on your selection!

Corvettels2,

that's great. Is the unit that you drill with medical? The only one near me is a Transportation unit. I wonder if I could drill with them? Another question..are you using loan repayment too. I am. I wonder how that plays in? I imagine you can still get a student loan for 1/2 time. Do you know?

Thanks

Corvettels2,
is the requirement that you have to drill if you are not a full-time rn-bsn student? I'm still waiting to get a response back from my healthcare recruiter. Also if you don't mind me asking what kind of things do you do when you go to drill?

SBT 85, I am in a medical unit and am concurrently also recieving the HPLR also. It is a requirement that you go to drill if your half time but you can drill anywhere/anytime you want since you'll be automatically attached to the APMC. During drill we go to the county or va hospital and do training with the 68w on various things that go on in the hospital. Other times we go to the m16/m9 range, inventory stuff, put things together, medical srp's, lots of classes and sitting around, but it isn't all that bad. I'm with a combat support hospital.